- "I-impossible!! That was...that was my greatest technique, and you brushed it aside!?"
- ― Nappa to Son Goku (Dragon Ball Z)
The power to cancel attacks. Sub-power of Attack Manipulation. Technique of Enhanced Combat. Variation of Negation. Opposite to Defense Cancellation.
Also Called[]
- Attack Blocking/Dispersion/Negation/Nullification/Stopping
Capabilities[]
User can stop nearly any attack once initiated either by the user themselves or others. This includes melee attacks like Heavy Strike, projectile attacks like Hand Blasts, and even otherwise unstoppable attacks like Juggernaut Momentum.
Applications[]
- Blocking Mastery
- Charging Extension
- Elemental Negation
- Energy Negation
- Persuasion
- Power Negation
- Projectile Negation
Variations[]
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- May be limited to either canceling the attacks of oneself or others.
- May only be able to cancel out certain kinds of attacks.
- Cannot stop an Absolute Attack.
Known Users[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Koshirō Chikuma (Basilisk)
- Oboro (Basilisk)
- Touma Kamijou (A Certain Magical Index)
- Myotismon (Digimon Adventure)
- Kiai users (Dragon Ball series)
- Beerus (Dragon Ball Super)
- Top (Dragon Ball Super)
- Demigra (Dragon Ball series)
- Kenshirō (Fist of the North Star)
- Onodera (Gokukoku no Brynhildr)
- Soma Sanzo (Grenadier)
- Rushuna Tendo (Grenadier)
- Goddess of Dawn (Invaders of the Rokujouma)
- Bankotsu (InuYasha)
- Giyu Tomioka (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Battle Cry users (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)
- Futaba Yozakura (Mission: Yozakura Family)
- Cheon Yeo Woon (Nano Machine)
- Nagato/Pain (Naruto); via the Deva Path
- Kokugan Users (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
- Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece); via Monster Point
- Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire)
- Cheongmyeong (Return of the Blossoming Blade)
- Lee Jaha (Return of the Mad Demon)
- Shishio Makoto (Rurouni Kenshin)
- The Ancient Dragon (Seiken Tsukai no World Break)
- Meliodas (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Boro (Tower of God); via Fluid Martial Arts
- The Ventriloquist of the Dead (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Merry Nightmare (Yumekui Merry)
- Hyuk Musang (World’s Greatest Senior Disciple)
Cartoons
- Benders (Avatar series)
- Echo Echo (Ben 10)
Live Television/Movies
- Tutaminis users (Star Wars)
Video Games
- Golem (Final Fantasy)
- That Man (Guilty Gear)
- Ayano (Luminous Arc 2)
- X (Mega Man X), when equipped with the Gaea Armor or Blade Armor
- Zero (Mega Man X/Zero series), when equipped with the Shot Eraser ability
- Zangief (Street Fighter)
- Ryu (Street Fighter)
- Pawpawsaurus (Dinosaur King)
Other
- Darkness (Stupid Mario Brothers)
Known Objects[]
- Drawskin (Chaotic)
- Yata Mirror (Naruto)
- Aegis (Saint Seiya)
- Certain Magic/Trap Cards (Yu-Gi-Oh!)